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Compare UCS and HyperFlex models
Compare the features and specifications of UCS C-Series rack server models, UCS B-Series
blade server models, and HyperFlex hyperconverged infrastructure models to find the
solution that best meets your company’s needs.
UCS B-Series UCS C-Series HX Series UCS S-Series Resources
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UCS B-Series
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Features
Processors
B200 M6 2
B200 M5 2
B480 M5 4
Processor supported
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B200 M6 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors
2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel Xeon Scalable
B200 M5 processors
2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel Xeon Scalable
B480 M5 processors
Maximum memory
B200 M6 12 TB with Intel Optane™ Pmem
B200 M5 9 TB with Intel Optane™ Pmem
B480 M5 18 TB with Intel Optane™ Pmem
Form factor
B200 M6 Half-width blade
B200 M5 Half-width blade
B480 M5 Full-width blade
RAID
B200 M6 0, 1
B200 M5 0, 1
B480 M5 0, 1
Mezzanine I/O adapter slots
B200 M6 2
B200 M5 Up to 3
B480 M5 Up to 5
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GPUs
B200 M6 0
B200 M5 Up to 2
B480 M5 Up to 4
Max I/O throughput per blade
B200 M6 80 Gbps (2 x 40 Gbps)
B200 M5 80 Gbps (2 x 40 Gbps)
B480 M5 160 Gbps (4 x 40 Gbps)
Maximum servers per chassis
B200 M6 8
B200 M5 8
B480 M5 4
Storage
Documentation
UCS C-Series
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Features
Processors
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C220 M6 1 or 2
C225 M6 1 or 2
C240 M6 1 or 2
C245 M6 1 or 2
C125 M5 1 or 2
C220 M5 1 or 2
C240 M5 1 or 2
C480 M5 2 or 4
C480 ML M5 2
Processor supported
C220 M6 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors
C225 M6 AMD® EPYC™ 7003 and 7002 series processors
C240 M6 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors
C245 M6 AMD® EPYC™ 7003 and 7002 series processors
C125 M5 AMD® EPYC™ 7001 and 7002 series processors
2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel Xeon Scalable
C220 M5 processors
2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel Xeon Scalable
C240 M5 processors
2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel Xeon Scalable
C480 M5 processor
C480 ML M5 2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable processors
Maximum memory
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C220 M6 12 TB with Intel Optane™ PMem
C225 M6 8 TB
C240 M6 12 TB with Intel Optane™ PMem
C245 M6 8 TB
C125 M5 2 TB
C220 M5 9 TB with Intel Optane™ PMem
C240 M5 9 TB with Intel Optane™ PMem
C480 M5 18 TB with Intel Optane™ PMem
C480 ML M5 3 TB
Form factor
C220 M6 1 RU
C225 M6 1 RU
C240 M6 2 RU
C245 M6 2 RU
C125 M5 .5 RU
C220 M5 1 RU
C240 M5 2 RU
C480 M5 4 RU
C480 ML M5 4 RU
Optional RAID
C220 M6 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
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C225 M6 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
C240 M6 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
C245 M6 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
C125 M5 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
C220 M5 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
C240 M5 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
C480 M5 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
C480 ML M5 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Integrated networking (I/O) - LOM
2 x 10 Gb ports plus 1 x Modular LOM (mLOM)
Dedicated
C220 M6 OOB management port
1 x Modular LOM (mLOM) / OCP
Dedicated OOB
C225 M6 management port
2 x 10 Gb ports plus 1 x Modular LOM (mLOM)
Dedicated
C240 M6 OOB management port
1 x Modular LOM (mLOM) / OCP
Dedicated OOB
C245 M6 management port
C125 M5 Dedicated OOB management port
2 x 10 Gb ports plus 1 x Modular LOM (mLOM)
Dedicated
C220 M5 OOB management port
2 x 10 Gb ports plus 1 x Modular LOM (mLOM)
Dedicated
C240 M5 OOB management port
C480 M5 2 x 10 Gb ports
Dedicated OOB management port
C480 ML M5 2 x 10 Gb ports
Dedicated OOB management port
PCIe expansion slots
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Two different riser configurations: 2x FH PCIe 4.0 or 3x
C220 M6 HH PCIe 4.0
Two different riser configurations: 2x FH PCIe 4.0 or 3x
C225 M6 HH PCIe 4.0
Up to 8 PCIe 4.0 slots
Risers 1/2: 2x FH/FL & 1 FH 3/4L
C240 M6 Riser 3: 2x FH/FL
Riser 4: 2x NVMe drives & 1x FH 3/4L
Up to 8 PCIe 4.0 slots
Risers 1/2: 2x FH/FL & 1 FH 3/4L
C245 M6 Riser 3: 2x FH/FL
Riser 4: 2x NVMe drives & 1x FH 3/4L
1 PCIe 3.0 x16 slot
1 PCIe 3.0 x8 slot
One dedicated
C125 M5 OCP 2.0 network mezzanine slot
Up to 2 PCIe Gen3 slots: Riser 1: One x16 connector with
x16 lane; full-height profile, 3/4-length
Riser 2: One x24
C220 M5 connector with x16 lane; half-height profile, half-length
Up to 6 PCIe Gen3 slots:
Riser 1 (PCIe slots 1, 2, and 3):
2 FH/HL x8 and FH/FL x16 or 2 FH/HL x8 and FH/FL x8
Riser 2 (PCIe slots 4, 5, and 6):
FH 3/4L x16, FH/FL x16,
FH/FL x8 or FH/HL x8, FH/FL x16, FH/FL x8 or FH 3/4L
C240 M5 x8, FH/FL x8, FH/FL x8
Up to 12 PCIe Gen3 slots x24 connector:
6 x16 lanes
C480 M5 full-height, full-length 6 x8 lanes full-height, full-length
C480 ML M5 Up to 4 PCIe Gen3 slots for 4th-generation VIC
Storage
Power and Environmental
Documentation
HX Series
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Features
Processors
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HX220c M5 Hybrid 1 or 2
HX240c M5 Hyrbid 1 or 2
HX220c All Flash M5 1 or 2
HX240c All Flash M5 1 or 2
HX220c All NVMe M5 1 or 2
HX220c Edge All Flash M5 1
HX220c Edge Hybrid M5 1
Processor supported
2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel Xeon Scalable
HX220c M5 Hybrid processors
2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel Xeon Scalable
HX240c M5 Hyrbid processors
2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel Xeon Scalable
HX220c All Flash M5 processors
2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel Xeon Scalable
HX240c All Flash M5 processors
2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel Xeon Scalable
HX220c All NVMe M5 processors
2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel Xeon Scalable
HX220c Edge All Flash M5 processors
2nd Gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable and Intel Xeon Scalable
HX220c Edge Hybrid M5 processors
Maximum memory
HX220c M5 Hybrid Up to 3 TB, 16-, 32-, 64-, or 128-GB DIMMs
HX240c M5 Hyrbid Up to 3 TB, 16-, 32-, 64-, or 128-GB DIMMs
HX220c All Flash M5 Up to 3 TB, 16-, 32-, 64-, or 128-GB DIMMs
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HX240c All Flash M5 Up to 3 TB, 16-, 32-, 64-, or 128-GB DIMMs
HX220c All NVMe M5 Up to 3 TB, 16-, 32-, 64-, or 128-GB DIMMs
HX220c Edge All Flash M5 Up to 3 TB, 16-, 32-, 64-, or 128-GB DIMMs
HX220c Edge Hybrid M5 Up to 3 TB, 16-, 32-, 64-, or 128-GB DIMMs
Form factor
HX220c M5 Hybrid 1
HX240c M5 Hyrbid 2
HX220c All Flash M5 1
HX240c All Flash M5 2
HX220c All NVMe M5 1
HX220c Edge All Flash M5 1
HX220c Edge Hybrid M5 1
Unified network fabric
HX220c M5 Hybrid 2 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet
HX240c M5 Hyrbid 2 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet
HX220c All Flash M5 2 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet
HX240c All Flash M5 2 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet
HX220c All NVMe M5 2 x 40 Gigabit Ethernet
HX220c Edge All Flash M5 Option to use existing Gigabit Ethernet
HX220c Edge Hybrid M5 Option to use existing Gigabit Ethernet
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PCIe expansion slots
HX220c M5 Hybrid Up to 2 PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 slots
up to 6 PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 slots, 4 of which are full-
HX240c M5 Hyrbid height, full-length
HX220c All Flash M5 Up to 2 PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 slots
up to 6 PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 slots, 4 of which are full-
HX240c All Flash M5 height, full-length
HX220c All NVMe M5 Up to 2 PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 slots
HX220c Edge All Flash M5 Up to 2 PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 slots
HX220c Edge Hybrid M5 Up to 2 PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0 slots
Hypervisors supported
HX220c M5 Hybrid VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V
HX240c M5 Hyrbid VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V
HX220c All Flash M5 VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V
HX240c All Flash M5 VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V
HX220c All NVMe M5 VMware ESXi, vSPhere, Microsoft Hyper-V
HX220c Edge All Flash M5 VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V
HX220c Edge Hybrid M5 VMware ESXi, Microsoft Hyper-V
Software
Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Software (software
HX220c M5 Hybrid subscription)
Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Software (software
HX240c M5 Hyrbid subscription)
Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Software (software
HX220c All Flash M5 subscription)
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Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Software (software
HX240c All Flash M5 subscription)
Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Software (software
HX220c All NVMe M5 subscription)
Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Software (software
HX220c Edge All Flash M5 subscription)
Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Software (software
HX220c Edge Hybrid M5 subscription)
Storage
Power and Environmental
Documentation
Cisco UCS S3260 Storage Server
A storage server delivering rapid scalability and performance to activate your data and
insights in real time.
UCS S3260 Storage Server
Resources
Cisco Data Center Design Zone
Cisco HyperFlex data sheets and spec sheets
Cisco UCS C-Series data sheets and spec sheets
Cisco UCS B-Series data sheets and spec sheets
Cisco HyperFlex or Cisco UCS systems with Intel® Xeon® Platinum
processor
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